Dawood, N N and Neale, R H (1990) A survey of current production planning practices in the precast concrete industry. Construction Management and Economics, 8(4), pp. 365-383. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
This paper reports an initial stage of a research project in the management of precast concrete production in the United Kingdom. It describes a survey of current practices in 18 precast concrete manufacturing firms, comparing their actual practices to a theoretical model derived form published literature. It concludes that the theoretical model was too complicated, and formulates a more simple and practical model. The survey also identified the need for a good computerized system which can assist middle management in forecasting and production planning.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | current practices; precast concrete; production planning |
| Index terms: | forecasting, precast concrete, United Kingdom, production planning, survey, computerized system, precast concrete industry |
| Subjects: | computing systems, data collection methods, prediction and forecasting, project delivery, building materials, Geography, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Digital Applications, Geographical Context, Project Management, Research Practice, Construction Materials |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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